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Chapter 248 Opportunity is here!

This opportunity really made Ning Yuan wait.

Zhao Baogang approached the show's producer, Liu Yanming, the boss of Hairun, and Lin Kai, the director of Beijing Satellite TV's drama center, pointing helplessly at Hai Yan beside him and said:

"His story is very unreal. There is no other way. I can only try to use real mountains and waters to make it more believable. But this money...is spent like water, and it has almost bottomed out."

In Ning Yuan's previous life, there were great rivers and mountains such as Longmen Grottoes and Guilin landscape in TV dramas, as well as landmarks of the capital such as Brilliant Nightclub, Jingda Weiming Lake, and even the western border of China.

Because Hai Yan wrote in the script, Ouyang Tian and the others fled to the west, and Xiao Tong followed.

Back then, this drama traveled to more than [-] cities across the country. It is estimated that only Journey to the West can match this kind of record.

The reason is similar, CCTV TV drama center only gave 300 million to the crew of Journey to the West, even in the 80s, such a big drama is not enough at all.

In order to save money, Sun Wukong, who played the most roles, only got 80 yuan for an episode, and Drifting Monk 60 yuan, but Wang Bozhao, who played the role of Little White Dragon, got a total of [-] yuan.

There was no money for special effects, so he could only make up for it with real scenes. Director Yang Jie ran to [-] or [-] scenic spots before finally deciding on the route.

For example, Beidaihe was chosen for Aolai Country, Mount Qingcheng was chosen for Fangcun Mountain of Lingtai, Zhangjiajie for Bone Cave, Humble Administrator's Garden for Daughter Country, and TLF for Flaming Mountain, while Banjiao Cave in the same concentration was chosen for Qixingyan in Guilin.

Even so, he was accused of "taking the crew members on a tour of mountains and rivers", so CCTV even sent a monitoring team to see how they were filming, but in fact they came to investigate.

As a result, after they came, it was too hard to watch the crew, and they went back to report and asked for more funding.

Of course, the funding was not approved later. Mr. Li Hongchang, who played the role of the centipede in the episode of Pansidong, got 300 million yuan from the 11th Bureau of China Railway. Otherwise, he would have no money after filming the [-]th episode, and was asked by the director. end.

And now, it has been more than ten years since Journey to the West. Although "Never Close My Eyes" is an urban drama, the cost is much smaller than that of Journey to the West, but the initial 600 million is almost spent, and according to the plan, there are still three One of the contents was not finished, not to mention post-production costs.

This made Zhao Baogang complain endlessly.

Hai Yan smiled and said, "Then you still shoot?"

Zhao Baogang glanced at him: "It's rare to come across a heartwarming drama in life, and "Never Close My Eyes" is a case and emotion, and it hits my fancy."

Hai Yan laughed out loud.

He is only a small shareholder of Hairun, and the royalties over the years have earned him a lot. Compared with the shareholder share, he values ​​the quality of his works more, and he is very satisfied with the finished products now.

He didn't care, but Liu Yanming and Lin Kai were different, and felt a headache.

Hairun boss Liu Yanming looked at Lin Kai next to him, and asked, "Director Lin, what do you mean?"

Lin Kai flicked the cigarette ash, smacked his lips and said, "Director Zhao, you make it hard for me to explain."

After adjusting his sitting posture, Lin Kai sighed:

"You also know that although I am the director of the TV center, there are still people above me. I am not the only one who has the final say. The key is you... you say you, a total of 27 episodes of the TV series are expected, and this is a rough shot of less than two. For ten episodes, you have spent all 600 million yuan, not to mention going to the west later, and the later stages.”

Liu Yanming only answered at this time: "Yes, this investment is not small. As far as I know, the total cost of the second part of Huan Zhu was only a little over 1000 million, but there are a total of 48 episodes, and it is still a costume drama. The average cost of an episode is around 25, and our film has only finished shooting 19 episodes of material, and the average cost of an episode is nearly 30, not to mention the feature film, it must be more... This money is spent... Indeed A little too much."

Zhao Baogang pointed to Ning Yuan who was not far away, who was writing something with his head down:

"At the beginning, what was his salary, including Qian Wei's, but now, the salary of this kid alone is more than that of Qian Wei and Wang Ru."

Liu Yanming shook his head and said, "The present Ning Yuan is indeed worth the price. You didn't see that he just said something casually at the opening ceremony, which aroused heated discussions among the media and the audience. With him, it is definitely a guarantee of ratings."

But Lin Kai was not so polite, saying:
"Ning Yuan's salary for an episode is only 1. Even including the salaries of other actors, it is less than one-tenth of the cost of an episode. This is not the main reason at all."

Zhao Baogang said depressedly: "Yes, that's not the main reason, but it can't stand up if it's used well in every aspect, and the two of you should be able to see the quality of our products. The so-called "you get what you pay for" can be seen Come."

At this time, Liu Yanming finally said in a deep voice: "Old Zhao, our relationship for so many years, coupled with my belief in your ability, that's why I voted so much this time, but everything is valuable. We shoot TV dramas. Not only for art, but also to make a profit, otherwise it will be a loss of money, and this industry will end sooner or later.”

Lin Kai pointed to Liu Yanming: "Boss Liu is right."

No matter how secure Zhao Baogang is and how much they believe, they still have a bottom line in their hearts, so now they are both very dissatisfied.

And when Zhao Bao just saw that the two of them didn't speak up, he began to play tricks: "Now there are hundreds of thousands left on the account, and there are more than eight episodes left. I can't let me get it out of it."

Lin Kai pressed out the cigarette butt, and the remaining smoke curled up. Behind the smoke was his frowning depression:

"Old Zhao, you are wrong. The young Bao Qingtian was popular before, and it was the combination of Ning Yuan and Zhuo Jie, and Chen Daoming joined. The lineup of this show is stronger than ours, but it was sold to Suzhou Satellite TV. It's only 40 yuan for one episode, how much do you think our show can sell?"

Zhao Baogang stopped talking. In fact, he had no idea in his heart. Ning Yuan was the only one who truly believed that this drama would be popular.

But it's not that he doesn't believe in being popular, but whether he can make a profit in the end.

What Lin Kai said is the truth, even if this drama can sell more than 40 an episode, and their current cost of an episode is nearly 30, not to mention the later stage, they can't make much money at all.

What's more, can it sell for 40?

Liu Yanming and Lin Kai did not let go today. When they left, Lin Kai said:
"Old Zhao, we really can't invest any more money, but the film still has to be filmed. As the director, you have to figure out the gaps."

Zhao Baogang can think of any way, if he attracts investment at the beginning, there must be countless people who are willing to invest, but now even his two most steadfast parties dare not add more, let alone others.

Of course, Liu Yanming and the others just used this method to sound the alarm for Zhao Baogang, and at the same time express their dissatisfaction. If Zhao Baogang really spends it, they should chase after the investment. The loss is even greater.

Ning Yuan would not wait until this time, he had been listening with his ears upright, and after they left, Ning Yuan approached with a smile: "Director Zhao, are you busy?"

　Thanks to Su Jiangji for the reward of 20190713131334752 coins, and thanks to the book friend [-] for the reward.

　　
　
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